Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
Council planning record
Country Retreat Boarding Cattery 4 White Dyke Farm Black Dyke Road Hockwold cum Wilton THETFORD Norfolk IP26 4JW
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Council sourceChange of use of the building from a cattery to a cattery with associated residential unit
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
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| DECISIONDecision · PDF | 16 Apr 2026 | View |
| OFFICER REPORTReport · PDF | 16 Apr 2026 | View |
| AGENT CORRESPONDENCECorrespondence · PDF | 15 Apr 2026 | View |
| NATURAL ENGLAND CORRESPONDENCECorrespondence · PDF | 10 Mar 2026 | View |
| ECOLOGY OFFICER - CLAIRE WIGGSConsultee Comment · PDF | 5 Mar 2026 | View |
| LPA HABITATS REGULATION ASSESSMENTReport · PDF | 5 Mar 2026 | View |
| LETTER AND APPENDICESCorrespondence · PDF | 2 Mar 2026 | View |
| NATURAL ENGLAND CORRESPONDENCECorrespondence · PDF | 2 Mar 2026 | View |
| AGENT CORRESPONDENCECorrespondence · PDF | 2 Mar 2026 | View |
| SHADOW HRACorrespondence | 2 Mar 2026 | View |
| ECOLOGY OFFICER - CLAIRE WIGGSConsultee Comment · PDF | 11 Feb 2026 | View |
| PARISH COUNCIL COMMENTSConsultee Comment · PDF | 3 Feb 2026 | View |
| AGENT CORRESPONDENCECorrespondence · PDF | 29 Jan 2026 | View |
| FF PLAN - EXISTINGDrawing · PDF | 29 Jan 2026 | View |
| EMAIL ACK FORM 1CIL Correspondence · PDF | 28 Jan 2026 | View |
| ASSISTANT CONSERVATION OFFICER JANE OSLERConsultee Comment · PDF | 23 Jan 2026 | View |
| NATURAL ENGLAND COMMENTSConsultee Comment · PDF | 23 Jan 2026 | View |
| SOUTHERY AND DISTRICT IDB COMMENTSConsultee Comment · PDF | 21 Jan 2026 | View |
| SUPPORT- MICHAEL BLOMFIELDPublic Comment · PDF | 21 Jan 2026 | View |
| ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY - ASHLEY WHEELERConsultee Comment · PDF | 16 Jan 2026 | View |
| SECTION 111 FORMCorrespondence · PDF | 13 Jan 2026 | View |
| INVALID LETTER (NOT INCORRECT FEE)Invalid Letter · PDF | 22 Dec 2025 | View |
| APPLICATION FORMApplication Form · PDF | 22 Dec 2025 | View |
| CONTAMINATED LAND SCREENING ASSESSMENTCorrespondence · PDF | 22 Dec 2025 | View |
| CIL QUESTIONSCIL Form · PDF | 22 Dec 2025 | View |
| BLOCK PLANDrawing · PDF | 22 Dec 2025 | View |
| ELEVATIONS PROPOSEDDrawing · PDF | 22 Dec 2025 | View |
| SITE PLANS PROPOSEDDrawing · PDF | 22 Dec 2025 | View |
| SECTIONS (SHEET 2) - PROPOSEDDrawing · PDF | 22 Dec 2025 | View |
| SECTIONS (SHEET 1) - PROPOSEDDrawing · PDF | 22 Dec 2025 | View |
| ROOF PLAN - PROPOSEDDrawing · PDF | 22 Dec 2025 | View |
| FF PLAN - PROPOSEDDrawing · PDF | 22 Dec 2025 | View |
| ELEVATION (SHEET 2) - PROPOSEDDrawing · PDF | 22 Dec 2025 | View |
| LOCATION PLANDrawing · PDF | 22 Dec 2025 | View |
| GF PLAN PROPOSEDDrawing · PDF | 22 Dec 2025 | View |
| SECTIONS (SHEET 1) - EXISTINGDrawing · PDF | 22 Dec 2025 | View |
| SECTIONS (SHEET 2) - EXISTINGDrawing · PDF | 22 Dec 2025 | View |
| ROOF PLAN - EXISTINGDrawing · PDF | 22 Dec 2025 | View |
| FF PLAN - EXISTINGDrawing · PDF | 22 Dec 2025 | View |
| GF PLAN - EXISTINGDrawing · PDF | 22 Dec 2025 | View |
| ELEVATIONS (SHEET 2) - EXISTINGDrawing · PDF | 22 Dec 2025 | View |
| ELEVATIONS (SHEET 1) - EXISTINGDrawing · PDF | 22 Dec 2025 | View |
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Understanding planning · 13 min read
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
Understanding planning · 13 min read
Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications. Compare status labels and find the documents explaining each outcome.
Understanding planning · 13 min read
Read planning drawings, floor plans, elevations and sections. Use labelled diagrams, a drawing comparison table and revision checks to understand a proposal.